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Evaluation of patients for preprosthetic surgery
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|February 1, 1986
Summary
Patient satisfaction with complete dentures is crucial and often unlinked to technical faults. Preprosthetic surgery success requires joint surgeon and prosthodontist evaluation for realistic prognoses.
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Oral Surgery
- Prosthodontics
Background:
- Complete denture success relies on both technical outcomes and patient satisfaction.
- Patient-reported issues with dentures may not always correlate with objective technical or anatomical deficiencies.
- Shared patient care between surgeons and prosthodontists necessitates collaborative pre-treatment evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline essential patient evaluation criteria for preprosthetic surgery.
- To identify indicators of a potentially poor prognosis for preprosthetic surgery.
- To emphasize the importance of establishing a realistic prognosis before initiating combined surgical and prosthetic treatment.
Main Methods:
- Review of clinical experience and patient satisfaction studies concerning complete dentures.
- Description of fundamental patient assessment guidelines for preprosthetic surgery.
- Identification of prognostic indicators for surgical and prosthetic outcomes.
Main Results:
- Patient satisfaction is a critical, yet often subjective, measure of complete denture success.
- Objective assessments of prostheses do not always align with patient-reported problems.
- Specific clinical signs can predict a less favorable outcome for preprosthetic surgery.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative evaluation by surgeons and prosthodontists is vital for successful preprosthetic surgery and denture outcomes.
- Early identification of patients with poor prognostic indicators can guide treatment decisions.
- Setting realistic expectations through thorough pre-treatment assessment benefits both clinicians and patients.